Environment and climate change _2

What is the Greenhouse Effect?

• The name of climate change legislation that passed by congress

• When you paint your house green to become an environmentalist

• When the gasses in our atmosphere trap heat and block it from escaping our planet

• When you build a greenhouse

Wasting less food is a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

• true

• false

Which of the following is a greenhouse gas?

• CO2

• CH4

• Water vapor

• All of the above

Which of the following are consequences associated with climate change?

• The ice sheets are declining, glaciers are in retreat globally, and our oceans are more acidic than ever

• Surface temperatures are setting new heat records about each year

• More extreme weather like droughts, heat waves, and hurricanes

• Global sea levels are rising at an alarmingly fast rate — 17 centimeters (6.7 inches) in the last century alone and going higher.

• All of the answers are correct

What can you do to help fight climate change?

• Divest from fossil fuel companies

• Engage yourself in the science behind climate change

• Vote for political candidates who will advocate for climate-related legislation and policy improvements

• All of the answers are correct

The overwhelming majority of scientists agree that climate change is real and caused by humans.

• True

• False

Which of these countries emits the most carbon dioxide?

• China

• USA

• UK

• Russia

What percentage of the global greenhouse gas emissions does the transportation sector emit?

• 1%

• 14%

• 33%

• 70%

Globally, which of the following economic sectors emits the largest percentage of greenhouse gas emissions?

• Transportation

• Buildings

• Industry

• Electricity and heat production

How much has the average global temperature risen by since 1880 (in Fahrenheit)?

• 0.5 degrees

• 1.69 degrees

• 5 degrees